Abstract:
Described is a wrapped food product (10), the food product (12) being preferably in the form of an infusion product, in particular in the form of a material in the form of powder, granules or pieces, such as tea, camomile, coffee or other, wrapped in a respective wrapper (14); the wrapper (14) being made of biodegradable and/or organic film, which is wrapped around and closely connected, or adherent, to the material.
Abstract:
Various beverage preparation systems, beverage pods, and beverage preparation machines are described. In some embodiments, a beverage pod for the preparation of a single serving of a beverage includes a body portion containing whole coffee beans. The pod can include a movable grinding element positioned in the body portion. The movable grinding element can be configured to move relative to the body portion and to grind the coffee beans into coffee grounds inside the beverage pod. The pod can include an inlet configured to receive an introduction of liquid. The liquid can mix with the coffee grounds to prepare the beverage inside the pod. The beverage can be dispensed through an outlet, such as directly to a cup.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a soluble beverage powder, the process comprising the steps of; (a) forming a mass comprising a beverage concentrate; (b) contacting at least a portion of a surface of the mass with a water permeable membrane, whereby water passes from the mass through the permeable membrane to at least partially dry the mass; and (c) texturising the at least partially dried mass to form the soluble beverage powder, wherein, before step (b), at least a portion of the surface of the mass is coated with a substantially dry edible powder.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are nutritional powder pods, and their methods of making and using with beverage production machine. Certain aspects of disclosure include nutritional powders with certain properties (e.g., volume flowability, reconstitution time, reconstitution yield, mean particle size, rate of reconstitution, moisture content, surface area, non-circularity (
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a soft pod 10 for preparing a beverage. The pod 10 comprises a central disc-shaped body 12 and an outer peripheral edge 14. A preparation quantity 16 for preparing the beverage is enclosed in the central disc- shaped body 12 and the pod 10 is formed by two flexible sheets 181 and 182 of food grade material joined together along their outer perimetral edge 14 so as to form a flat flange 20. In the soft pod 10 according to the invention the outer perimetral edge 14 comprises a notch 22 adapted to facilitate tearing of the two sheets of food grade material.
Abstract:
Single-serve containers for use in brewing a cannabis-based beverage are described, as are methods for preparing a single-serve container configured for receipt in a single- serve brewing machine. The method includes: adding a processed cannabis product to the single-serve container; adding, to the single-serve container, at least one of an extraction or flavoring agent; and sealing the single-serve container.
Abstract:
La présente invention concerne un système pour l'infusion par gravité sans surpression, d'une matière infusable, apte à être monté sur une machine à café, comprenant un support (2) et un conditionnement doté d'une poche (8) renfermant une dose de matière infusable, le conditionnement étant maintenu en une position d'infusion dans le support(2) par appui gravitaire d'une zone de contact de son pourtour sur une surface d'appui (1) du support(2), le support (2) comportant un espace de chargement (7) en eau en amont du conditionnement en position d'infusion, caractérisé en ce que le conditionnement comporte une armature (11) rigide située en périphérie de la poche (8) et dont une zone forme au moins en partie la zone de contact, ladite zone comportant une bordure d'étanchéité (13) s'étendant de manière continue sur le pourtour du conditionnement et en ce que le support comporte une surface de contre-appui(4), la surface d'appui (1) et la surface de contre-appui(4) étant configurées pour déformer la bordure d'étanchéité(13)lorsque qu'elles sont en une position de serrage de sorte à former un liaison étanche entre l'espace de chargement (7) et le pourtour du conditionnement.
Abstract:
Es wird ein System zum Zubereiten eines Getränks vorgeschlagen, welches eine Portionskapsel, welche mit einem Getränkerohmaterial befüllt ist, und eine Brühvorrichtung, welche eine Brühkammer zur Aufnahme der Portionskapsel und zur Extraktion des Getränks aus der Portionskapsel mittels Extraktionsflüssigkeit umfasst, aufweist, wobei die Portionskapsel eine Produktidentifikationskennung aufweist und die Brühvorrichtung einen Kennungsdetektor zum Identifizieren der Kennung der Portionskapsel aufweist.
Abstract:
A container is provided with a body defining an interior space having an opening. A filter is disposed in the body to define an ingredients chamber. Ingredients are disposed in the ingredients chamber and a cover is disposed over the opening to seal the interior space. The container is adapted to allow cover and filter with ingredients contained in ingredients chamber to be separated from the remainder of body.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a food preparation system producing a food product, comprising a food preparation machine (500) with a receptacle (501) for a food capsule (300) and fluid injecting means (503), and a food capsule (300) comprising a capsule body (301), a cavity (302), a first end (303), an opening (305) communicating with said cavity (302), a second end (304) comprising at least one outlet (310, 311) communicating with said cavity (302), an injection wall (314), and at least one partition (306) dividing said cavity (302) into chambers (308, 309) containing a respective quantity of an alimentary substance (315, 316) and having at least one outlet (310, 311) with an independently-operable closure means (312, 313) in said second end (304), characterized in that the injection means (503) injects a quantity of fluid (508, 512) into said capsule (300) through a single injection point (504), and a sealing means (507A) selectively blocks fluid communication between said chambers (308, 309), resisting a pressure difference between said chambers (308, 309) of between 2 and 20 bar, preferably between 4 and 15 bar.